Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Intel speeds up Wi-Fi delivery

Intel has confirmed plans to ship its next-generation wireless chips <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6152489.html?tag=nl.r23660">ahead of its previous schedule</A> for bringing 802.11n wireless to its Centrino program. The Next-Gen Wireless-N product will appear in notebooks from companies such as Acer, Gateway and Toshiba by the end of this month, Dave Hofer, director of wireless marketing for the company, said Tuesday. The new Wi-Fi chip is based on the draft 802.11n wireless standard, which is on track to be finalized later this year. It will become the newest piece of Intel's Centrino package of chips, which includes the Core 2 Duo processor, a mobile chipset and a wireless chip.

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